monitory

  • 11monitory — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin monitorius, from monēre Date: 15th century giving admonition ; warning II. noun (plural ries) Date: 15th century a letter containing an admonition or warning …

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  • 12monitory — 1. adjective giving admonition and warning 2. noun a written letter giving admonition …

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  • 13monitory — Synonyms and related words: admonishing, admonitory, advisory, augural, cautionary, cautioning, communicative, consultative, consultatory, counseling, critical, deterrent, didactic, directive, discouraging, disinclining, dissuading, dissuasive,… …

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  • 14monitory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cautionary, warning. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sinister, warning, portentous; see ominous . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Giving warning: admonishing, admonitory, cautionary, warning. See… …

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  • 15monitory — mon·i·to·ry || mÉ‘nɪtÉ™rɪ / mÉ’n adj. supervisory; serving as warning, cautionary n. letter of warning …

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  • 16monitory — adjective rare giving or serving as a warning. noun (plural monitories) (in church use) a letter of admonition from the Pope or a bishop …

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  • 17monitory — a. Warning, admonishing …

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  • 18monitory — adj admonitory, monitive, warning, cautionary, dehortative; dissuasive, deterrent, discouraging; recommendatory, hortative, prescriptive, consultative, advisory; instructive, informative, directive, exemplary; deprecatory, expostulative,… …

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  • 19monitory — mon·i·to·ry …

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  • 20monitory — mon•i•to•ry [[t]ˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) admonitory 2) a letter containing a warning • Etymology: 1400–50; < L monitōrius warning =moni (see monitor) + tōrius tory I …

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